On the 42-minute podcast, Michael Kay is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Kay goes through his legendary career from the New York Post and Daily News to Yankees Radio, Yankees TV, ESPN and his talk show competition with Mike & the Mad Dog. He tells great stories about Mike Breen, Mike Francesa, Chris Russo and George Steinbrenner, among…

In the 31-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions.

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Here’s what on the pod:

* How did ABC/ESPN’s Mike Breen, Doris Burke & Richard Jefferson do in the NBA Finals

* What is next for the trio

* How did ABC/ESPN handle the Tyrese Haliburton injury

* The good and the bad of NBA Countdown with Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers and Kendrick Perkins

* How Marchand & Meterparel think NBC & Amazon will present their NBA coverage

* How ESPN marketed its super Sunday effectively

* Why the business of the NBA is booming

* The saying is ‘Ball don’t lie’ — neither does money

* Why the nostalgia for old NBA coverage is missing a key point

* Chip Caray’s bad slip of the tongue

* Why the NHL is doing well, too

* What MLB should be selling

* Why all leagues should not fall for “eventizing” & NFL comparisons

* Stephen A. vs. Memphis

* Papa Clicker Book Review: Mark Whicker’s Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend

* A tribute to MLB writer Scott Miller

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* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Michael Kay is The Main Event

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In the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by John Ourand for his monthly visit on The Main Event to provide inside information and opinions.

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Here’s what is in the pod:

* Why Marchand & Ourand think the NFL-ESPN deal is still going to happen, but it is not definite

* There is a potential deadline with ESPN DTC launching by the NFL season

* The importance of Red Zone for the ESPN app

* The idea that ESPN’s app will just change everything right away is a misnomer

* Old man Ourand learns how to use AirPlay

* We try to figure out why YouTube needs to spend billions of dollars for live sports

* What top tier sports YouTube could be interested in

* These big digital companies like to try to solve problems, which brings them to sports

* Why YouTube makes a lot of sense for MLB

* Why the long-term play may be for MLB.TV to be in as many places as possible

* Nielsen said streaming has passed broadcast overall in viewing, but broadcast is still better right now for sports

* What is the impact of the NFL’s No. 2 Brian Rolapp moving to the PGA Tour

* How is the business of the NBA doing

* Why the NBA ratings discussion is kind of irrelevant right now if you understand the business

* Why ABC/ESPN showing the NBA Finals intros prior to Game 5 did make it feel a little bigger

* Marchand & Ourand evaluate ESPN’s NBA Finals booth of Mike Breen, Doris Burke & Richard Jefferson

* Ourand compliments “Off the Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” events

* A classic Al Leiter “not for attribution” story

* How Joon Lee’s New York Times editorial on sports pricing fans out struck a nerve

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* On Deck Tuesday (or earlier): Marchand & Meterparel

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In the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions.

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Here’s what is in the pod:

* A full account of Marchand’s Pat McAfee Athletic column

* McAfee could have easily avoided the Adam Schefter three month “ban”

* McAfee confirmed Marchand’s report last year that he was wavering on GameDay before he signed for two years … which makes his private musings about his own GameDay interesting

* What ESPN president of content, Burke Magnus, missed in his statement about McAfee

* McAfee was right in his John Mellencamp feud, but telling Mellencamp to “shut the f— up” is not something you normally hear on ESPN

* Stephen A. Smith’s loyalty attribute that ESPN needs from McAfee

* Is Smith playing Solitaire during the NBA Finals a big deal or no

* The move of Brian Rolapp, the No. 2 at the NFL, to the PGA means …

* Rich Greenfield was The Main Event on Thursday, where he said how big a sports player CBS could become if Paramount sale goes through. We imagine what could be in play

* Dan Orlovsky agrees to stay at ESPN. Good move?

* ESPN, MLBN excel after Robert Murray’s Rafael Devers; scoop

* Caitlin Clark shines, Rory McIlroy does not

* NBC golf has some good days, while the word “right” does not

* Your questions : Why did Rob Manfred and MLB opt out of ESPN’s $550M deal? Can Reggie Miller call Pacers’ games? What is college football’s TV money future? What happens to NBA TV?

* An ode to Craig Kilborn

* Why we generally ascribe to the Colin Cowherd theory about not having an opinion of other’s people’s opinion of your opinion

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* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): John Ourand is The Main Event

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In the 43-minute sports media podcast, “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” LightShed partner Rich Greenfield analyzes the future of Fox, Amazon, ESPN, NBC, CBS, YouTube, Netflix, Apple, TNT Sports and Major League Baseball. Greenfield dissects who has the best hands and who doesn’t.

For full access to our twice-a-week podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com. Here’s what you need to know.

* Greenfield loves Fox’s “envious position” by holding its fire on the streaming game

* Greenfield is not sure what Peacock ultimately becomes

* Amazon has built out sports, making it well positioned for long-term strength with its subscription business and leveraging data

* Disney/ESPN’s new DTC offerings must learn more about its customers

* What ESPN can do to make their app special

* Does ESPN need everything in sports or can it just pick and choose

* What will TNT Sports be post-spinoff

* How YouTube is becoming more aggressive in sports

* Why leagues are trying to figure out how to appeal to Netflix

* MLB should move its ESPN-opt out assets to NBC, according to Greenfield

* Apple has bigger issues than trying to get into sports

* If the CBS deal with Skydance closes, CBS Sports could be major players

* Fox’s future may be determined by a court case in Nevada and then what for Fox Sports

* Roku is someone to watch in the bundles

* What should MLB do with its local rights

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4) Mark Shapiro is The Main Event

5) Rick Cordella explains NBC's NBA logic & how sports drives Peacock

6) The future of baseball & local rights with SNY president Steve Raab

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In the 32-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:

* What is next for the NBA Finals’ team of Mike Breen, Doris Burke & Richard Jefferson

* Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle reacted to Marchand’s column in The Athletic so Marchand & Meterparel give their opinions

* ESPN likes Tim Legler a lot, which bring up the question it must ask itself

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* MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he regrets the ESPN opt-out clause, we discuss what is next

* TNT’s Alex Faust, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier & Lindsay Davenport stood out during the French Open

* TNT adds a College Football Playoff semifinal

* Marchand responds to Clay Travis' tweeting at him about NBA ratings

* Stephen A. Smith gets a SiriusXM show, while Michelle Beadle and Cody Decker get mad

* How Gary Bettman's "Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports" went

* Where are the USGA rights going next year and what does it mean

* Where is Max Kellerman

* What do we think of the House vs. NCAA ruling

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* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Rich Greenfield is The Main Event

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In the 38-minute podcast, ESPN’s long-time NBA Finals producer, Tim Corrigan, is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Corrigan, a Sr. VP of production, has been in the business for nearly four decades and has produced the Finals for nearly 20 years.

Here’s what is discussed:

* Why Corrigan went from a star college lacrosse player into media and not into the family business of coaching

* How Corrigan received his big break into television

* How his dad, a coach and administrator, Gene Corrigan, was so influential on his life

* The way Corrigan moved up to the NBA

* How coaching guides Corrigan

* How producing is like coaching in preparation and performance

* How trust is so important in producing

* How being with Mike Breen for nearly two decades makes it easier

* In 2008, he became the lead NBA producer on Lakers-Celtics

* What it has been like to document Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Steph Curry in the Finals

* How Corrigan evaluates a broadcast

* What made the Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson team special

* How Corrigan felt when Van Gundy and Jackson were let go

* What Corrigan looks for in a play-by-player and how they need to be unselfish

* What he looks like for in the analyst role

* What he thinks of the NBA Finals team of Breen, Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson

* What are the chances LeBron or Steph steps into a broadcast booth

* Why he would like to see LeBron or Steph or Chris Paul in a booth

* Why he thinks the WNBA can grow even more

* What he thinks about the “Inside The NBA deal” coming over to ESPN

* Shoutouts to his crew and the bubble performance

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* Kobe, Woj & Ramona

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In the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:

* Why the MLB talks about ESPN opt out package feel a little like the Pac 12

* Maybe MLB will have a great deal, but right now with NBC’s low bid and Apple without great distribution, will MLB be able to make up ESPN’s $550 million per year and reach

* “Inside The NBA” says goodbye and hello all in one breath

* Why Marchand thinks ESPN’s “Inside The NBA” will likely be same show as it has been on TNT

* The NFL and ESPN talks have optimism on both sides that a media deal will get done. It’s not done yet.

* What’s the real deal about Peter Schrager getting an ESPN show

* The end of the NBA on TNT felt like …

* What ESPN and TNT have done right on its NHL coverage

* Why CBS’ Kate Scott and Champions League did so well

* What Apple MLB TV analyst did very well

* Which Fox Sports MLB analyst did Meterparel not enjoy. Longtime listeners will know

* How Karl Ravech could get more out of David Cone & Eduardo Perez on SNB

* Amazon vs. Fox on NASCAR

* What do we think of the Big 10 TV draft and others

* What do we think of Indiana-Oklahoma City Finals and ratings

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* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Tim Corrigan is The Main Event

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In the 33-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:

* NBC has a much low offer for most of MLB's ESPN $550M package, while Apple may have some interest

* Why neither spot may fully work for what MLB wants

* Why MLB should turn back to ESPN

* How MLB is not getting its TV bang for its buck with Dodgers-Mets & Dodgers-Yankees with Apple Friday leadoff exclusives

* How MLB's owners' desire for a salary cap is linked to a national streaming package

* Why Around The Horn was a success, but not journalism

* The comparisons of ATH to Oprah or Letterman were a little much

* How will ESPN replace ATH

* What does the Justin Connolly hiring from Disney tell us about YouTube

* Disney feels YouTube should not be allowed to make the move

* TNT's French Open coverage feels big

* Reggie Miller & Kenny Albert reviews

* Why TV is driving college football and what's next

* After the NFL, which sport is trending up in United States

* Should the NBA have its lottery draw on live TV

* Why NBC's Premier League growth is a perfect example of how to boost a sport

* A tribute to the retiring Mark Packer

* Red Sox play-by-player Dave O'Brien and listening

* Harry the Cat, instant replay

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* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Mark Kriegel is The Main Event

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In the 48-minute sports media podcast, Ariel Helwani joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Helwani, 42, decided at Syracuse he wanted to become the “Howard Cosell of MMA" and has used modern media to enact the plan. Here is what you need to know:

* How Helwani’s career has been a dream mixed with some improbable lows

* In 2001, at Syracuse, he decided to become an expert on the fledgling sport of MMA

* How his parents and family history had such an impact on him in terms of dreaming big and never quitting

* The NBA on NBC influence on him

* He went to Syracuse after he found out Bob Costas and Marv Albert went there

* How he needed his family’s help to do his first MMA show

* Helwani quit his first job at Spike TV because he didn’t see an MMA future there, which his boss at the time said would ruin him

* He had a deadline for his own website to succeed that he nearly missed

* How, at 29, Fox Sports hired him to be the Jay Glazer of MMA in 2011

* How the “MMA Hour” on Vox allowed him to do TV and grow on the internet, the first seeds of the future of sports media platforming

* In 2015-16, the major paycheck mistake that Helwani still regrets

* How he got fired by Fox Sports at UFC’s request

* Helwani reacted by trying to break every story, like he was Woj or Schefter

* UFC thought he had a mole inside the company and went to great lengths to try to prove it

* How he had a close relationship with Dana White

* White encouraging him to break stories and not worrying about the UFC PR folks

* How White told him that UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta “put a bullet in his head and his career was over”

* In June, 2016, Helwani has his UFC credentials yanked after breaking two big stories and it all gets very intense

* The advice his agents, Nick Khan and Matt Olsen, gave him to get the word out … and he did after the incident

* How Kahn and company got him into ESPN before ESPN-UFC’s deal

* How Helwani said UFC went to ESPN’s top executives, Jimmy Pitaro and Burke Magnus, to back out at the Helwani contract

* UFC would complain to Pitaro and ESPN about Helwani’s coverage, he said, but ESPN backed him

* Why Helwani left ESPN

* How he nearly stayed at ESPN to spite White, but he said he came to his senses

* How he went back to Vox and Jim Bankoff, who was prescient how the ESPN tenure would unfold

* How Bill Simmons and Ryan Spoon influenced the next stage of his multi-platform

* How the Simmons, Pat McAfee, Dan Patrick, Dan Le Batard and Rich Eisen model works for him

* How UTA’s Jerry Sibolwitz guided him through the next stage of being a multi-platform personality

* How he ended up with Yahoo and Spoon

* Helwani said he created 25 jobs with his new venture

* How does it work with Helwani, Khan and White, who are under the TKO umbrella with WWE and UFC

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